Julie Arduini

I’m posting ahead so let’s hope as you read this I’m recovering well from surgery and that my confession doesn’t involve any words like wimp, frazzled or anything else negative! I do have a word for today.       I include myself in this generalization but I’m sad when I see the world consistently make choices that look good short term but have eternal consequences that affect absolutely everyone around them. Social media gives so much exposure to great news but it also gives my eyes a view of a fallen world that dips a little lower with each  [ Read More ]

I’m hoping that as you read this I’ll be in sweats resting from what I hope is an outpatient surgery with a little recovery time. If that’s not the case I’m probably all looped out and not allowed online until my loved ones can trust me to make sense with my words. If you receive posts through subscription I invite you to check out the actual page every once in awhile. In the top right corner I have video capability and I embedded my home church’s Passion Play. Both kids were townspeople and my husband was the ensemble director and  [ Read More ]

Recently I had to give a testimony and a lot of it has to do with this very site. When I prayed about sharing I realized that most things we all need to surrender come from a place of fear. Perhaps this is something you can relate to. I edited this post for privacy issues. I pray it blesses you! Jesus Paved the Way to Victory over People Pleasing   Most of you know me  as “The Surrendered Scribe.”  It’s more than a fun blog name but a way of life for me. I think this is a great testimony  [ Read More ]

Inspiring Memoir in the Tradition of Born Again As a high-powered finance lawyer, Dale Recinella was living the American dream. With prestige, power, and unthinkable paychecks at his fingertips, his life was perfect…at least on paper. But on the heels of closing a huge deal for the Miami Dolphins, Dale’s life took an unfathomable turn. He heard–and heeded–Jesus’s call to sell everything he owned and follow him. Thus began a radical quest to live out the words of Jesus–no matter what the cost. In this quick-paced, well-written story, Recinella shares his amazing journey from growing up in an ethnic neighborhood  [ Read More ]